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The monastery in Nea Makri, the centre of the saint's veneration and his miracle-working, is now a much-frequented place of [[pilgrimage]] attracting thousands of visitors, especially people praying for the healing of illnesses.
== Glorification ==
The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate inducted St Ephraim of Nea Makri to its List of Saints of the Church of Greece '''March 4, 2011'''.
The decision was taken following a letter sent by the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which called for the inclusion of Saint Ephraim into the List of Saints sixty years after the discovery of his relics.
A Synodical Bishop of the Ecumenical Throne, commenting on the decision to Romfea.gr, stressed that
:'' "the Righteous martyr Ephraim is honored by all Greeks as a saint, and he has also performed very many miracles, for which the Ecumenical Patriarchate has carefully considered the report and decided as necessary." ''
Also it should be noted that Metropolitan Kyrilos of Kifissia, Maroussi and Oropos arrived today at the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The information indicates that Metropolitan Kyrilos met at noon at the Phanar with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew where he was briefed on the decision of the Holy Synod.
Previous attempts to induct Ephraim were attempted during the course of the Archbishopric of the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Christodoulos (1997) prompted then by Metropolitan of Attica Panteleimon Bezeniti.
<ref>Aimilios Polygenis, March 4, 2011, Romfea.gr http://romfea.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8049:-l-r&catid=13</ref>
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==In the NewsReferences ==In 2005, the monastery was the object of a public scandal as the nuns of the monastery and the bishop of Attica accused each other of embezzling money from pilgrims' donations.<references/>
==External links==
* [[w:Ephraim_of_Nea_Makri|St. Ephraim of Nea Makri on Wikipedia]]
*[http://clubs.pathfinder.gr/pavmaria/506807/ Ι.Μ. Αγίου Εφραίμ Νέας Μάκρης on "Pathfinder club"] (in Greek)
*[http://flickr.com/photos/53111231@N00/464276234/ New Martyr Ephraim on "flickr"] uploaded on April 18, 2007 by ''chadzimarko''.
